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azurelunatic) wrote2020-01-05 07:03 pm
azurelunatic) wrote2020-01-05 07:03 pm
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Boooooks
My library has a fairly decent ebook collection. This is good, because I find paper books harder and harder to read and keep track of.
They let you read on your phone, which makes me happy. They have you use a specific app, which makes me less happy. Overdrive or Libby (same company, slightly different feature set). I use Libby these days.
I needed my library card number and I think the PIN my library assigned me. That got me logged in, and browsing happily around.
Checking out books is easy, and books that aren't available can be wait-listed.
It sometimes screws with my brain to swipe sideways to turn pages rather than scroll down. "Search" means search the book, "define" contains a google-me-this button.
There's an option to return the book early when done reading. I usually do. That helps when someone else is waiting. If the loan expires, it's automatically checked back in. No such thing as an overdue ebook (important).
In a popular series, I like to put the next two books on hold, and suspend the second hold for a while (maximum 6 months) so I get them in a timely fashion.
Hold #1 is normal. I get it when I get it. I get a helpful email.
Hold #2 waits. It keeps my place in line until I'm #1 in line, but then starts skipping me until I unsuspend. (Or if the suspend timer runs out.) Then it checks it out for me.
When I get hold #1, I unsuspend hold #2.
I could theoretically do this with all the rest of the books in the series if they're checked out, but in practice that seems like too much work.
I like to use Do Not Disturb mode while reading, to minimize the amount of bings and beeps (and top-line obscuring previews) emitted.
They let you read on your phone, which makes me happy. They have you use a specific app, which makes me less happy. Overdrive or Libby (same company, slightly different feature set). I use Libby these days.
I needed my library card number and I think the PIN my library assigned me. That got me logged in, and browsing happily around.
Checking out books is easy, and books that aren't available can be wait-listed.
It sometimes screws with my brain to swipe sideways to turn pages rather than scroll down. "Search" means search the book, "define" contains a google-me-this button.
There's an option to return the book early when done reading. I usually do. That helps when someone else is waiting. If the loan expires, it's automatically checked back in. No such thing as an overdue ebook (important).
In a popular series, I like to put the next two books on hold, and suspend the second hold for a while (maximum 6 months) so I get them in a timely fashion.
Hold #1 is normal. I get it when I get it. I get a helpful email.
Hold #2 waits. It keeps my place in line until I'm #1 in line, but then starts skipping me until I unsuspend. (Or if the suspend timer runs out.) Then it checks it out for me.
When I get hold #1, I unsuspend hold #2.
I could theoretically do this with all the rest of the books in the series if they're checked out, but in practice that seems like too much work.
I like to use Do Not Disturb mode while reading, to minimize the amount of bings and beeps (and top-line obscuring previews) emitted.
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Multnomah and TRL and Hennepin all have the kindle option
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Good to know!
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lines. So I appreciate Libby offers an "accessibility sizes" tick box which permits really freaking huge fonts while also forcing left justification.
Reportedly their Voiceover support on ios sucks, so terrible for blind users.
The customer support always replies!
My library handles hold suspensions in the best possible way: I continue to move up the queue until I'm #1. Others can then take out the book until I reactivate it, at which point it arrives right away.
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